# AAA to the rescue **URL:** \ **Category:** General Inspection Discussion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901 "2009-01-31T20:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dmacy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dmacy/32/1466_2.png) [@dmacy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dmacy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/1 "2009-01-31T20:49:30Z")
I had a little trouble in the driveway at my inspection today. Thanks to my wife for the AAA card as I did not have to pay and I was inspecting so I did not waste but 20 minutes getting unstuck. My truck blows for traction. If there is a covering of snow and an incline of an inch I go nowhere fast. ![131709 032 (Small).jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/3/3/33eb6b4705143086a038a31a04189485aa960eee.jpeg) ![131709 032 (Small).jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/3/3/33eb6b4705143086a038a31a04189485aa960eee.jpeg) ![131709 032 (Small).jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/3/3/33eb6b4705143086a038a31a04189485aa960eee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mlarson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mlarson/32/89225_2.png) [@mlarson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mlarson)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/2 "2009-01-31T20:51:50Z")
David, there have been many days this winter when the 4 wheel drive saved my rear end. Maybe for your next truck. ---
**Author:** ![jfunderburk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jfunderburk/32/187920_2.png) [@jfunderburk](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jfunderburk)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/3 "2009-01-31T21:10:51Z")
What’s that white stuff? Looks like some sort of powder. ---
**Author:** ![dduffy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dduffy/32/554_2.png) [@dduffy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dduffy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/4 "2009-01-31T21:13:00Z")
> [@dmacy](#): > > I had a little trouble in the driveway at my inspection today. > > Thanks to my wife for the AAA card as I did not have to pay and I was inspecting so I did not waste but 20 minutes getting unstuck. > > My truck blows for traction. If there is a covering of snow and an incline of an inch I go nowhere fast. There is a way around that weather Dave----😛 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/d/c/3/dc38d4ea23ccebff7acce273038b1eeca35520c7.png) **70°F** Sunny ``` Location Current Conditions Today Tomorrow Monday [Mesa, AZ](http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USAZ0136_f.html) * Sunny Sunny ``` 74° / 43°75° / 42°77° / 43° [Phoenix, AZ](http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USAZ0166_f.html) \* Fair Fair 74° / 48°75° / 47°77° / 48° [Scottsdale, AZ](http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USAZ0207_f.html) \* Fair Fair 74° / 43°74° / 43°77° / 44° ---
**Author:** ![dmacy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dmacy/32/1466_2.png) [@dmacy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dmacy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/5 "2009-01-31T21:15:53Z")
I forgot what that yellow circle looked like. It has been a very cold & snowy winter!! ---
**Author:** ![gbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gbell/32/60114_2.png) [@gbell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gbell)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/6 "2009-01-31T21:22:28Z")
> [@dmacy](#): > > I forgot what that yellow circle looked like. > > It has been a very cold & snowy winter!! You know that you can make that yellow circle in the snow yourself. It will just heat up a smaller area.😃 ---
**Author:** ![dmacy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dmacy/32/1466_2.png) [@dmacy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dmacy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/7 "2009-01-31T21:27:26Z")
Next time I get stuck I will have a case of beer in the truck. That way I can keep urinating on my tires and driveway. ---
**Author:** ![Erol\_Kartal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d9b06d/32.png) [@Erol\_Kartal](https://forum.nachi.org/u/Erol_Kartal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/8 "2009-02-01T00:21:52Z")
That’s how we thawed switch locks when I worked on the railroad. We had plenty of beer in us from the night before. :shock: ---
**Author:** ![swaskewicz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/swaskewicz/32/1400_2.png) [@swaskewicz](https://forum.nachi.org/u/swaskewicz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/9 "2009-02-01T00:31:29Z")
I’ve been stuck several times this winter like that, and then decided to carry a snow shovel with me, so that I can dig out enough space behind all 4 tires, so that I can rock myself out. Its worked each time… ---
**Author:** ![dmacy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dmacy/32/1466_2.png) [@dmacy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dmacy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/10 "2009-02-01T00:37:47Z")
I had a shovel but it did not help me out. I even had new tires purchased this fall. Oh well, glad the wife paid for the AAA service. ---
**Author:** ![pkrzemien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea666f/32.png) [@pkrzemien](https://forum.nachi.org/u/pkrzemien)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/11 "2009-02-01T05:58:15Z")
AAA is a good buy. We’ve been a member for many years. ---
**Author:** ![nwagner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/nwagner/32/901_2.png) [@nwagner](https://forum.nachi.org/u/nwagner)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/aaa-to-the-rescue/35901/12 "2009-02-01T10:40:05Z")
> [@dmacy](#): > > My truck blows for traction. If there is a covering of snow and an incline of an inch I go nowhere fast. Got weight in the back? I referred to my truck as the Gentle Giant during my first winter with it. Hills and more than 4 inches deep of snow often put it to shame. Ever since I started putting 700 lbs of sandbags in the back in the winter (and maintain proper tire PSI), it handles like a glove through even the nastiest of snow. 😃